THE EDUCATION NOTEBOOK

FAREWELL, EVERYONE! As everything comes to an end, we have completed this term, as well as the Material Design course, and I am writing a farewell. The material design course was a challenging yet rewarding experience.  Using a variety of technology tools, we created a variety of learning resources. I gained knowledge of students' talents, needs, skills, and language requirements while producing materials for them. It helped me in gaining a better grasp of how technology may be integrated into the material design in English language instruction. As a pre-service teacher, I learned to avoid using generic teaching materials and instead create resources that are tailored to the needs of the students. Now, I can create well-prepared and up-to-date teaching materials based on the preferences of the students. Feedback sessions are one of the aspects of this course that I appreciate and consider to be a strength. We got the opportunity to review our work before submitting it to discover w

HELLO EVERYONE! My post will be about creating a technology-enhanced project , the task, and how we made the project technology-enhanced. The Task Our task for this week was to develop a technology-enhanced project for students in the high school prep class. We redesigned and integrated technology into a non-technology-enhanced coursebook project. From the coursebook we are working on, we choose unit 20: Shopping. The project entails creating a poster about a famous bazaar in Turkey during the Ottoman era. Students will, however, create a digital poster as well as an information wall for our project! Students will visit a WebQuest that we designed, and they will complete their task following the steps in the process. Websites regarding bazaars in Turkey were recommended as a source of information. Canva will be used to create the poster, and  Padlet will be used to share information as to their information wall. We made sure to provide comprehensive guidance to students as they will

HELLO EVERYONE! My post is about integrating augmented reality in education , the task, process of designing activity, the technological tools, and the challenges of using augmented reality. What is Augmented Reality? Augmented reality is a method of perceiving digital items and videos in a three-dimensional environment and interacting with them in the real world. It is a way of enhancing reality. The Task Our task for this week was to make Augmented Reality Integrated Teaching Material for high school prep class students.  From the two options presented, we selected to develop an activity about exploring a city abroad. For this task, we were asked to choose a city abroad and introduce 2 or 3 landmarks, a museum, local food with 3D objects or 360 videos, and homework for students regarding their experience in the city.  We chose the magnificent city of Rome to introduce in our handouts. We used visuals from various sources to offer attractions such as The Pantheon, The Colosseum, Fonta

HELLO EVERYONE! My post is about flipped grammar teaching , the advantages and the disadvantages of it, and the process of making video materials. The Task Our task for this week was to make flipped grammar teaching videos for kids in high school prep classes. For our flipped teaching material, similar to the vocabulary videos, we were asked to teach a grammar point offered in the coursebook. Animation, slides, or any other visuals; quizzes, or other forms of self-evaluation for pupils were also required. Eda, Hilal, and I collaborated on our flipped grammar teaching task during this period.  Flipped Grammar Teaching The most typical application of the flipped technique is in grammar instruction. The theory component of grammar learning is done outside of class time, whereas the practice is done in class. Students get more opportunities to put what they've learned in class into practice by speaking and interacting with one another. Students can select when, where, and how they lea

HELLO EVERYONE! My post is about flipped vocabulary teaching , the advantages and the disadvantages of it, and the process of making video materials. The Task The next assignment was to create flipped vocabulary teaching videos. My friend and Eda were paired to work on the task. Visuals and voice recordings were requested to present the vocabulary. Quizzes or checkpoints were also requested to be prepared to accompany the content so that students could practice before participating in in-class activities. What are Flipped Vocabulary Teaching Videos? A non-traditional approach to vocabulary teaching is flipped vocabulary teaching. Instruction, which is the theory aspect of learning, takes place at home, while practice, which is the most critical part of learning, takes place in class. Students learn the vocabulary with the lecture videos prepared by the teacher, and when they come to school, this information becomes permanent with practice. Animations, narrations, and graphics are all u

HELLO EVERYONE! My post is about an approach to language teaching; Language Awareness. What Is Language Awareness? Language awareness is making students learn the language themselves by exploring the linguistic structure. They get conscious about their language acquisition. Thus, it enables students to use the language fluently in an authentic context. Students can work on linguistic data while trying to make sense of the language which is called data-driven learning.   What Is Data-Driven Learning? Data-driven learning is examining the language, not from traditional books but linguistic data, students as researchers. In our case, our students work with Corpus. Corpus is a collection of written texts from magazines, books, newspapers in a particular language. My friend Eda and I have prepared a language awareness task for our students while working on the 11th unit of the coursebook. As for Corpus, students will use Skell as it is appropriate for their age and proficiency levers. He

HELLO EVERYONE! Hello to all readers and to the people who visit my blog for the first time!  I am Sümeyye, an English pre-service teacher. It's been a long time since I last posted anything. Welcome back to my blog! The purpose of creating this blog was the Educational Technologies course I took the last term. I shared the tasks I made on my blog about what a teacher needs for being an up-dated and skilled teacher in the 21st century . Such as; infographics podcasts, and so on. In the second semester, I decided to take the Material Design course. Looking at this subject from the teacher's view would help me be a skilled teacher. For this reason, I will dedicate this blog to the Material Design tasks. As I mentioned above, in my new posts, you will find tasks that will help students' language learning by using various technological tools in line with the lacks, necessities, and wants of the students. See you in my next post!

HELLO EVERYONE! Welcome to my farewell post !  We have reached the end of my blogging journey. I created this blog to be a page where I can share my thoughts and task products on language education in the 21st century.  Technology is at the center of the 21st century. Before I took this course, I considered technology integration as an option and limited if we consider today's education view in Turkey.   But through this course, I learned there is a need for technology in every school, and this need will increase even more when we, pre-service teachers, become in-service teachers. Technology should be used for the sake of education for digital natives. We can reshape our opportunities by using our creativity even in the worst conditions! That is why it is important to be a teacher who read a lot, research a lot, and reflect a lot to be a compatible teacher! While completing the tasks I learned something new every time and had fun while doing it, but I think my favorite one is des

HELLO EVERYONE! My post is about digital storytelling , the process, and its use in language classes. What Is Digital Storytelling? Digital storytelling is a short form of digital media production that allows everyday people to share aspects of their stories (Wikipedia, 2020). The Task For our assignment, we were asked to create a digital story in pairs. My friend Betül and I chose "How to project" After brainstorming, we decided on the Konmari method!  We drafted our script and  created a storyboard with visuals  Here is an example! To get the perfect result, I recorded my narration several times using my phone's voice recorder.  Afterward, we used Canva to design our video. Canva is a convenient tool because,  If you struggle to design, you can use various templates to inspire!  It has free visuals and soundtracks.  But The free videos are limited so finding a perfect match for narration can be hard. Also, video resolution can decrease while downloading. Later we seque

HELLO EVERYONE! Today my post is about infographics , the design process, and their use in language classes. What Is an Infographic? An infographic is a  picture  or  diagram or  a  group  of  pictures  or  diagrams   showing  or  explaining   information  (Cambridge Dictionary, 2020). The Task Our assignment was to create an infographic about online higher education in turkey during the pandemic. As we are now isolated in our homes this is a current concern for learners. Firstly, I searched for information that I will use and got the data from here , check for more information! Canva is a convenient tool to use as it has various templates and it is free. All I did was adding information with lots of visuals and colors to be attention-grabbing. Here is my infographic! How Can it Be Used in a Language Classroom? Infographics are useful for language learners as they are rich in vocabulary and information while and easy to understand. With its colorful display, it is a fun way of conveyi